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Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:16 am to WorkinDawg
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:16 am to WorkinDawg
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History tells us that bama will not keep it rolling.
Recent history tells us that. But mistakes were made post-Bryant and post-Stallings that hopefully won't be repeated. Rumor was Bryant wanted Stallings as his successor upon his retirement after the 1982 season. Instead we hired Perkins. Stallings would go on to lead us to glory in the 1990s. Perkins would go on to bring us good, but not great, seasons. After Perkins left in 1986, Alabama had Bobby Bowden in the palm of their hand. Tuscaloosa had always been Bowden's dream destination and he wanted the job BADLY. But the powers that be botched the whole thing and we ended up with Bill Curry. Again. A good but not great hire. He won us the SEC but bolted because he couldn't beat Auburn.
After Stallings announced his retirement in November 1996, the administration caved into the good-ol'-boy network and hired DuBose. He had been with the program since he was a player in the 70s and everyone wanted to give him a shot because they figured he'd earned it. This turned out to be one of the worst decisions in the history of the Alabama football program. He was a mediocre coach who brought Alabama very limited success. What he is remembered for the most is the 2000 season, the affair he had with his secretary in the summer of 1999, and the Albert Means scandal which brought unprecedented NCAA sanctions down upon the program.
We really couldn't hire anyone of substance after that little debacle.
This post was edited on 6/3/15 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 6/3/15 at 11:59 am to RollTide1987
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Tuscaloosa had always been Bowden's dream destination and he wanted the job BADLY.
Bowden told bama no thanks when bama told him he would have to come to Tuscaloosa and interview for the job with an understanding that he was the leading candidate.
The job was Bowden's if he wanted it. All he had to do was interview. He felt that was an insult and said no thanks. I'm not sure how "BADLY" he wanted it as that was all it took for him to say no thanks to bama.
Posted on 6/3/15 at 8:10 pm to RollTide1987
Look at it this way under Bryant Alabamas experience was winning football games.
After Bryant, finding coaches was new to Alabama. The rest of the SEC were ahead of Alabama as far as coaching searches went. Bryant caused how many fellow SEC schools to fire and hire head coaches during his time. I counted roughly 47.
After Bryant, finding coaches was new to Alabama. The rest of the SEC were ahead of Alabama as far as coaching searches went. Bryant caused how many fellow SEC schools to fire and hire head coaches during his time. I counted roughly 47.
This post was edited on 6/3/15 at 8:12 pm
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